Oblique Seville and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden recorded their first major victories in winning the men's and women's 100 metres world titles on Sunday, making it honours even between sprint powerhouses Jamaica and the United States.
Defending champion Noah Lyles, Jamaica's Kishane Thompson and Botswanan Letsile Tebogo headlined the sprinters progressing to the final of the men's 100m at the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Defending champion Sha'Carri Richardson scraped into the 100 metres final at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, qualifying as one of the two fastest losers.
Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000 metres world title while the cream of sprinting delighted a sellout 55,000 crowd at the world championships on Saturday -- a stark contrast to the empty stadium at the Covid-affected Tokyo Games in 2021.
Defending champion Noah Lyles, Jamaican rival Kishane Thompson and Botswanan Letsile Tebogo all coasted through their heats at the world championships in Tokyo to advance to the semi-finals of the men's 100m.
Olympic champion Julien Alfred cruised through the women's 100 metres heats with the fastest time at the world athletics championships on Saturday, with in-form American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden qualifying third quickest.
